Jim Meehan is perhaps the most legendary mixologist in the history of bartending. As the owner of the world-renowned bar PDT (short for Please Don’t Tell) in New York City’s East Village, he earned a reputation for mixing drinks with a wide variety of obscure ingredients. People make reservations weeks in advance to get a taste of one of his famous concoctions. In recognition of his greatness, the respected culinary authority the James Beard Foundation named him the first ever award-winner in its recently-added Outstanding Bar Program category.
Now you can mix many of Jim Meehan’s most outstanding drinks in the comfort of your own home thanks to the Meehan’s Bartender Manual. A hardcover release by Ten Speed Press, this 488-page volume will drop on October 17.
Considered by Jim Meehan to be his magnum opus, this book contains recipes for 100 cocktail classics including many Meehan originals. But this is just the beginning of the valuable information in Meehan’s Bartender Manual. It details the history of cocktails and bartending with a particular focus on what Meehan has brought to the industry. Take a detailed look into Meehan’s creative process and philosophy of mixology with this comprehensive and fully illustrated book.